Terms & Conditions

To properly maintain and satisfy the qualitative and quantitative indicators as stated above, NUSPS has constructed a robust T&Cs (or Rules & Regulations) section as follows.

All registered participants who have submitted the sign-up form for Montage 2020 have automatically agreed to the Terms and Conditions unconditionally and irrevocably, as well as all registered participants have agreed to adhere to the Rules and Regulations set up by the NUSPS committee.

NUSPS is a registered organization governed by the Singapore Constitution and Singapore Law.

NUSPS is not liable for any loss incurred throughout the whole duration of the Montage 2020 event. NUSPS does kindly advise that all participants prioritize their safety, health, and the environment throughout the duration of Montage 2020. NUSPS will not be responsible for any negligence, irresponsible or illegal actions conducted by the registered participants and they are fully responsible for their own actions. NUSPS is neither an insurance company nor a social service enterprise.

NUSPS reserves the right to announce the judges publicly after receiving with written non-disclosure agreements with the affected individuals who are representing as Montage 2020 judges. The disclosure of any information relating to the judges will be kept confidential unless otherwise stated.

Only shortlisted participants (i.e. the winners of the Montage 2020 Competition) will be personally contacted by NUSPS committee members after Phase 2 of the judging process and given further information regarding the prize-giving ceremony and any other required details for administrative purposes.

Tentatively, 3 working days will be given for shortlisted winners to respond after being contacted by the secretaries during the period of 21th August to 30th August 2020. In case that the shortlisted winner does not respond within 3 days, the respective reserve shortlisted winner will be contacted instead, at the same time NUSPS will send an acknowledgement email to uncontactable shortlisted winner that he/she has been voided due to unresponsiveness.

If you are overseas or at ICT for servicemen, do ensure that you are still contactable via mobile, email or Instagram. Your original files should be readily available via Google Drive, DropBox, etc. or any other means whereby you are able to send it over to NUSPS for verification. If you are overseas/at ICT and are uncontactable or if you are unable to send over the original files for verification within the specified period (i.e. 21th August to 30th August 2020), you will be voided as a winner.

Photo submissions that have won or have been shortlisted by other photography competitions during the same period will be voided as a valid submission in Montage 2020.

The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence pertaining to the judging process will be entertained. Judges are chosen strictly by NUSPS prior to the competition and the committee reserves the right to amend, change and switch judges accordingly as deemed appropriate without prior notice.

Prizes are subjected to change without prior notice under the full discretion of NUSPS and the Sponsors.

Selected finalists upon confirmation of receipt of the Prize agree to receiving an interview by NUSPS, which may be displayed on the NUSPS Montage 2020 Website, NUSPS Instagram and/or other social media.

Any late submissions will not be entertained by NUSPS and all relevant parties. NUSPS will not take into account any entry as photo submissions for Montage 2020 after the submission deadline.

Registered participants are responsible for any negligence in one’s own actions and negligence in submission of their own photos in Instagram. Any complaints and special requests relating to Montage 2020 will not be entertained by NUSPS and all affiliated parties.

NUSPS and all affiliated parties reserve the right to use the information presented by the registered participants during registration and throughout the entire duration of Montage 2020.

Registered participants are fully responsible for their own mental and physical health, safety, wellbeing, welfare, and actions amongst others.

NUSPS reserves the right to amend, update and add any additional terms and conditions without prior notice to registered participants. By doing so, NUSPS will not be liable to any wrongdoings with the effect of such action.

If a registered participant is discovered to have either directly or indirectly contravened the Terms & Conditions and the Rules & Regulations implemented by NUSPS, NUSPS reserves the right to disqualify and/or terminate the respective registered participant without prior notice and with immediate effect.

All entries must be the original work of the participant who also owns the full copyright of the image(s).

By entering Montage 2020 competition, the participant is granting us (the organizer NUSPS, and all affiliated parties) the non-exclusive right to use, display, publish, print, edit, distribute and reproduce the entries (along with the relevant credit to the photographer) relating to or in connection with this contest for the purpose of marketing and promotion of Montage 2020, without obtaining further prior permission and payment of any fees to the photographer for a specified period of 12 months from the date of Montage 2020’s commencement (i.e. 1st of June 2020).

It is the legal responsibility of the participant, not the organizer or its partner, to ensure compliance with all ownership and copyright requirements, and own the rights to reproduce the photos.

The participant agrees to be fully liable to the organizer for any violation of confidentiality, patent, copyright or any other intellectual property rights in the photographs and materials submitted. The participant also agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the organizer NUSPS, and all affiliated parties harmless from and against any actions, claims, loss or damages for infringement or alleged infringement of such confidentiality, patent, copyright or any other intellectual property rights.

Personal particulars collected in this competition will be kept managed in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Participants who enter into this competition shall agree to release his or her particulars to the organizer NUSPS, and all affiliated parties for the purpose of identification, contractibility, responding/handling queries from you and sending you marketing information about goods and services including notifying you about events, initiatives and other promotions.

The purposes listed in the above clause may continue to apply even in situations where your relationship with us (for example, the end of Montage 2020) has been terminated or altered in any way, for a reasonable period thereafter.

The consent that you provide for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data will remain valid until such time it is being withdrawn by you in writing. You may withdraw consent and request us to stop using and/or disclosing your personal data for any or all of the purposes listed above by submitting your request in writing or via email at the contact details provided in the website: https://2020.montage.sg.

To safeguard your personal data from unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks, we have introduced appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures to secure all storage and transmission of personal data by us.

You should be aware however that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While security cannot be guaranteed, we strive to protect the security of your information and are constantly reviewing and enhancing our information security measures.

We generally rely on personal data provided by you (or your authorised representative). In order to ensure that your personal data is current, complete and accurate , please contact us via the email address stated in our website (i.e. https://2020.montage.sg) to correct or amend any incomplete or inaccurate information.

We may retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.

We will cease to retain your personal data, or remove the means by which the data can be associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the personal data was collected, and is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.

The organizer NUSPS, and all affiliated parties reserve the sole and absolute discretion to exclude or disqualify any participant and/or entry from the competition, if the submitted entries do not meet the requirements stated herein, or are in breach of the rules and regulations.

The organizer NUSPS, and all affiliated parties reserve the right to amend any of the rules and regulations without prior notice Any amendments will be published on this page, and it is the participants’ responsibility to check this page for any updates.